Decision details

It was resolved to recommend to the Full Council that it support the following –

·      To delegate to the Head of Regulation and Economic Development in consultation with the Leader (or such delegated to a Portfolio Holder as may be nominated by the Leader), to carry out all the Council’s statutory functions in relation to any development which is a National Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and requires a Development Consent Order (DCO) as defined under the Planning Act 2008 as amended by the Secretary of State.

·      The Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Head of Regulation and Economic Development to update section 3.5.3.10 of the Constitution to reflect the delegation given by the decision.

·      Permission to deviate from the requirements of the Council’s Welsh Language Policy to allow the Welsh translation of the Council’s comments to be sent to the Planning Inspectorate after their submission in English. (This exception is required because the NSIP examination timetable does not include sufficient time for the Council’s comments to be translated by the submission date).